Chapter 572 Just Friends


    ''I''ve already said that I don''t feel like eating. Why couldn''t you just leave me alone for a while?


    Jean, do you really have to keep asking?'' asked Moore helplessly in his mind and sighed internally.


    Moore and Avery soon arrived at the head of the stairs. And he found that Jean was standing there


    with a frown, looking down on the stairs with helplessness written all over her face. At the realization


    that Jean might only pretend to be pitiful in order to make him believe her, he was kind of irritated


    internally. But still, he felt really bad at the sight of her looking sad. He couldn''t help but get lost in his


    thought for a few seconds.


    ''I''ve been too emotional just now.


    I should have thought of Jean''s foot. It has been swelling since yesterday.


    As she wants to go down the stairs, her pain will definitely increase if she attempts it. It is my fault that I


    didn''t think of it earlier.


    I cannot pretend to be indifferent to her, regardless of the reason she and Avery called me here. Now


    that I''ve seen her in trouble, there is no way for me to leave her behind, '' struggled Moore in his mind.


    And finally, he decided to help Jean to get downstairs.


    After letting out a sigh, he walked towards Jean and looked at her with a peaceful face as he always


    did.


    Meanwhile, Jean looked up at Moore and found that he was looking at her. There shed a frustrated


    look in her eyes.


    ''Why does Moore''s face look like it contains a lot of meanings? It is bottling up a lot of emotions in it.


    Aren''t there helplessness, struggles,promise and heartache in it? Oh, Moore…'' thought Jean all


    flustered.


    At the thought of this, Jean bowed her head in shame and dared not to look at him anymore.


    ''He must have known the tricks that I am ying. How could he not know? He is so clever, '' sighed a


    guilty Jean internally. She knew he could see right through her.


    But then she looked up at Moore defiantly as if she took a different turn in her thought suddenly.


    ''What is so wrong about fixing him up with Avery?


    I am just doing this for his own good, aren''t I?'' Jean said to herself.


    Noticing the guilty look on Jean''s face, his heart felt a sudden ache. Moore could only sigh with


    helplessness written all over his face. He shook his head as if he could read Jean''s mind. Shift in her


    thought was so evident to Moore. However, he had made up his mind to help and was about to carry


    her.


    "Wait…" said Jean suddenly as she stepped back a little bit. She looked at him with some


    embarrassment on her face and added, "I just need your hand for support. I think I can manage with a


    little help. My wound is much better now. It''s just that it will hurt to exert too much pressure."


    "Even if you walk with my help, you''ll get pain in your wound," replied Moore with an impatient look on


    his face. And after his words, he quickly carried her with his arms and went straight downstairs, leaving


    her no time to refuse his offer.


    Jean was in shock and she looked back hastily to find that Avery was looking at them. There was a


    look of utter shock on her face.


    ''Oh crap!'' uttered Jean in her heart.


    She was all in a fluster at the thought that Avery might have misunderstood them.


    But Moore was carrying her and had a duty to do. So she decided it was the best to not disturb him.


    By now, Jean''s face had turned crimson red. She could only watch Avery standing alone at the head of


    the stairs. Even from far, she could clearly see Avery''s disappointment.


    "Moore, please let me down!" eximed Jean hastily as she could not take it any longer.


    "We''re almost there," replied Moore with a nk look on his face. He did not seem to ept her


    suggestion at all.


    "But…" said Jean and stopped suddenly. She wanted to say something, but stayed silent as she didn''t


    know what to say. Truth be told, Jean feltpletely trapped.


    "But what?" asked Moore.


    "Well, nothing," replied Jean, and this time in a dull tone. She did not expect Moore to ask for details,


    but by now she seemed to have epted the situation. With a downcast expression, Jean gave up


    struggling.


    After getting down the stairs, Moore carefully put Jean down and helped her to stand steadily on her


    feet. Then he found that Avery was not following behind them. So he looked up to the second floor.


    Noticing that Moore was looking up at her, a sudden smile came across Avery''s face and then she


    hurried downstairs.


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    Jean kept her eyes fixated on Avery and wanted to exin eagerly. But she knew this wasn''t the


    appropriate time for exnation as Moore was there at the same time. Instead of speaking, Jean


    remained silent and looked at Avery.


    "Let''s go for lunch! I''m hungry now!" Avery said to Jean with a smile on her face.


    She looked happy, but Jean was confused. Only a few seconds ago, Avery stood at the head of the


    stairs with despair and destion. ''She looks like a different person, '' thought Jean.


    Jean looked at Avery in surprise and wondered the reason behind the sudden change. And finally she


    concluded that Avery was doing this because she didn''t want Moore to know about her love. Finally,


    Jean put up a smile on her face and replied, "Let''s go! I''m hungry too!"


    As she was speaking, Jean was about to hold Avery''s hand.


    But to her astonishment, Avery suddenly stepped back. Jean could only look at Avery in surprise and


    embarrassment. Feeling rejected, she withdrew her hand.


    "I''m sorry, but I don''t like to be too close to others," said Avery as she looked at Jean apologetically.


    "Never mind, I was rude. Let''s go into the dining room!"


    said Jean with a smile. And then she headed for the dining room.


    All of a sudden, the smile on Jean''s face froze as she walked past Avery. And there appeared a


    thoughtful look instead. It looked like she was contemting about a serious matter.


    ''Why is Avery acting so forlorn? Is she mad at me because Moore carried me?" wondered Jean.


    However, now that the misunderstanding had been created between them, there was nothing Jean


    could do right now. She decided she had to find an opportunity to exin the matter to Avery. And for


    that, she needed to get Avery alone.


    Clever as he was, Moore had long realized that there must have been something wrong between Jean


    and Avery at this moment. Seeing the weird interactions between the two of them, it was evident to


    him. But still he chose to remain calm and let them deal with it on their own.


    The three of them entered the dining room and was dazzled by the sight. They found that the table was


    full of delicious food items.


    "Wow, they smell good! And all of them look so delicious!" eximed Avery excitedly as she sat down.


    With her eyes fixated on the foods on the table, her face lit up with surprise and she added, "I''ve heard


    that Chinese food is very delicious. It turns out to be true today."


    As she was speaking, Avery smiled at Moore and said, "Moore, you have to taste them. If my memory


    serves me right, these all are your favorite!"


    After her speech, she served Moore affably many delicious dishes in his bowl.


    On the other hand, Moore couldn''t help frowning unconsciously at Avery''s acts. He wanted to say no to


    her but was afraid his rejection would hurt her further. Only a few minutes ago she was sad and if he


    said something then she may leave the house. So he could only put up with it in silence.


    "Avery, how do you know what food Moore likes to eat?" asked Jean as she deliberately showed a


    surprised expression and looked at Avery.


    ''Avery, I know the answer to my question. When a girl truly cares for a boy, she makes it a point to


    know everything about him. It is evident that you have always liked him, '' thought Jean.


    Moreover, Avery had known Moore for so many years, thus, it was reasonable for her to know more


    about Moore''s preferences.


    This was the reason why Avery felt so jealous when she watched Jean get carried by Moore. Avery


    wanted to be the only girl who received love from him.


    She knew Moore well so she knew it was nearly impossible for him to make such an intimate action to


    an opposite sex if he hadn''t cared for her. The gesture of carrying Jean hurt her a big deal.


    ''She must have misunderstood the rtionship between Moore and me after that. No wonder she has


    started to dislike me. Maybe it never urred to her that Moore and I are just friends, '' thought Jean


    sadly. She didn''t want to lose a friend because of this.


    And she knew she couldn''t exin it now. She had to wait, but she felt impatient inside.


    "I had dinner with Moore a few times while I was learning Chinese from him. And I''ve known all about


    his likes and dislikes in food. But at that time, we could only go to the small Chinese restaurants in


    China Town. And the food we ate before tasted nothingpared to the ones present here," exined


    Avery with a smile.


    "I see," said Jean as she nodded her head. She then looked at Moore and added, "It seems that the


    connection between you two has be tight ever since Avery started learning Chinese from you,


    Moore. Avery, why did you want to learn Chinese?"


    "Well, I like Chinese culture, as well as its local conditions and customs, and so on… I like China a lot.


    Whenever I have a chance, I want toe to China and see it with my eyes. And now, my dream


    finally came true,"


    replied Avery as she looked at Moore with a genuine smile. The cheerful smile appeared on the corner


    of her mouth and Jean realized she was in a good mood. Jean let out a small sigh of relief.


    At the sight of Avery looking at Moore, Jean was so happy. She realized that Avery''s feelings for Moore


    was so strong. She looked quickly away from the two of them because she didn''t want to interrupt


    them. Meanwhile, she was so d for Moore in her heart.


    ''I''ve known about Avery''s feelings for Moore is so deep right after I met her for the first time. It is so


    evident from the way she looks at him.


    But it never urred to me that Avery has been devoted to Moore ever since she was in college.


    Yet it makes sense. If she had not been so deeply involved, she wouldn''t have been so into him right


    now, ''


    thought Jean internally with a sigh. With this realization, her worries about the exnation to Avery


    gradually dissipated. Then she buried her head and began to devour the food in her te.